Built on a site in Penrhyndeudraeth, the school includes a hydrotherapy pool, therapy rooms, sensory equipment, outdoor areas for play and learning and a garden and café where older children can develop entrepreneurial skills.

It has replaced the much-loved old Hafod Lon school at Y Ffor near Pwllheli which had been described as “out-dated” and Uned Ty Aran in Dolgellau.

The new Ysgol Hafod Lon at Penrhyndeudraeth (Image: Arwyn Roberts)

The Welsh Government invested £6.2m in the new school which also has a six-bed residential unit, allowing pupils to stay for long or short periods of time and giving their families a break.

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Josh, Harvey, Twm and Sian at the new Ysgol Hafod Lon in Penrhyndeudraeth (Image: Arwyn Roberts)

Cllr Thomas said: “As a council, we are committed to ensuring the very best educational facilities for all our pupils so that they can fully realise their potential and I am delighted that pupils will be making the most of this fantastic educational facility.

“The new £13 million school complex has been funded by Gwynedd Council and the Welsh Government’s 21st century Schools Programme.